On June 13, 2013, I was diagnosed with liver failure! Jaundice had taken over my entire body, meaning my eyes, skin, and EVERYTHING turned yellow. It was very scary because at the time I had a one month old baby! Back and fourth I had been to the hospital but …
Read More »Amy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Liver Disease)
My life was never expected to be perfect because perfection does not exist. What was expected of me was for me to graduate high school making A or Bs, and go to college on a swimming or basketball scholarships. What I did not expect was to spending time during my …
Read More »Angela’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Liver Disease)
Swinging my feet back and forth off the end of the examining table—repeatedly drooping a sandal to the floor, I found my self lost in the framed print of a lavender field beside me on the wall. The sea of purple mesmerized me as I tried not to contemplate what …
Read More »Bobby’s Story (Liver Disease – Hepatitis C)
I am a 59-year-old man. I worked with women in the Hospital for many years. I would prefer to have a woman for me than against me. I contracted Hepatitis C back in 1972 starting an IV on a woman in Viet Nam. I got poked in the finger with …
Read More »Laurie’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Hepatitis C)
December 1988, the Friday night after Christmas. I was excited about going out with my friends to Tully’s, the local Bar and Grill. I put on the beautiful Gold satin blouse along with my black pants my mom gave me for Christmas. I was sitting at a booth window which faced the parking …
Read More »Lindsay’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Liver Disease)
My name is Lindsay and I am 29. My whole life I was a normal kid and teenager. I graduated high school and decided I wanted to go to cosmetology school in Santa Monica, CA to become a famous hair stylist/makeup artist, but things don’t always go the way you plan. When I …
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